Self-interpreting Bible

Psalms 144

1David blesseth God for his merciful protection: 3he admireth his care for vain man: 5he prayeth God by power to complete his deliverance: 9he promiseth to praise God: 11he prayeth for his kingdom's happiness under God's favour.

0 A Psalm of David.

1 BLESSED be the LORD ¹my strength, ^awhich teacheth my hands ²to war, and my fingers to fight:

1: Heb. my rock. Is. 45.24. De. 32.30,31. Ps. 18.2,31. , Is. 45:24 , De. 32:30 , De. 32:31 , Ps. 18:2 , Ps. 18:31
a: 2Sa. 22:35 , Ps. 18:34
2: Heb. to the war.

2 ³My ^bgoodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who ^csubdueth my people under me.

3: Or, My mercy.
b: 2Sa. 22:2 , 2Sa. 22:3 , 2Sa. 22:40 , 2Sa. 22:48 , Ps. 91:2 - 4 , Ps. 59:10 , Ps. 59:17 , 1Pe. 1:5 , Pr. 18:10 , Ep. 6:16 , 2 Samuel 5
c: Ps. 18:47

3 LORD, ^dwhat is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

d: Job 7:17 , Ps. 8:4 , He. 2:6 - 9

4 ^eMan is like to vanity: ^fhis days are as a shadow that passeth away.

e: Job 14:2 , Job 4:19 , Ps. 39:5 , Ps. 62:9 , Is. 40:15 , Is. 40:17 , Ja. 4:14
f: Ps. 102:11 , Ps. 109:23

5 ^gBow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

g: Ps. 18:9 , Ps. 104:32 , Is. 64:1 , Is. 64:2 , Na. 1:5 , Na. 1:6 , Ex. 19:18 , Zec. 4:7

6 ^hCast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

h: Ps. 18:13 , Ps. 18:14 , Ps. 77:17 , Ps. 77:18 , Jos. 10:10 , Jos. 10:11 , 2Sa. 22:14 , 2Sa. 22:15

7 ⁱSend thine ⁴hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of ^j^*strange children;

i: Ps. 18:4 , Ps. 18:16 , Ps. 69:1 , Ps. 69:2 , Ps. 69:14 , Ps. 130:1 , Is. 43:2 , Is. 8:7 , Is. 8:8
4: Heb. hands.
j: Ps. 18:44 , Ps. 18:45 , Ps. 54:3 , Mal. 2:11 , Ps. 144:11
*: strange-foreign.

8 Whose ^kmouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

k: Ps. 12:2 , Ps. 4:2 , Ps. 109:2 , Ps. 109:3 , Is. 36:6 , Is. 59:13 - 15

9 I ^lwill sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a ^*psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

l: Ps. 108:1 , Ps. 108:2 , Ps. 33:2 , Ps. 33:3 , Ps. 92:3 , Ps. 98:1 , Ps. 98:5 , Ps. 150:3 - 5
*: psaltery-stringed instrument.

10 It is he ^mthat giveth ⁵salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

m: Ps. 18:50 , Ps. 33:16 , Ps. 21:1 , Ps. 21:5 , Is. 49:8
5: Or, victory.

11 ⁿRid me, and deliver me from the hand of ^*strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

n: Ps. 144:7 , Ps. 144:8 , 2Sa. 8:6
*: strange-foreign.

12 That our sons may be ^oas plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be ^pas corner stones, ⁶polished after the similitude of a palace:

o: Ps. 128:3 , Is. 44:3 , Is. 44:4 , De. 28:4 , Ep. 4:12 , Ep. 4:13
p: Pr. 31:10 - 27 , Job 42:15 , 1Ti. 2:9 , 1Ti. 2:10 , 1Pe. 3:3 , 1Pe. 3:4 , Tit. 2:5 , Zec. 9:15
6: Heb. cut.

13 That ^qour ^*garners may be full, ⁷^*affording all ^*manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

q: Ps. 107:38 , De. 7:13 , De. 28:4 , Pr. 3:9 , Pr. 3:10 , 1:17
*: garners-barns, grain stores. , affording-furnishing, providing. , manner-kind, sort.
7: Heb. from kind to kind.

14 That our oxen may be ⁸strong to labour; that there be no ^rbreaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

8: Heb. able to bear burdens, or loaden with flesh.
r: Le. 26:17 , Le. 26:33 , De. 28:25

15 ^sHappy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

s: Ps. 33:12 , Ps. 65:4 , Ps. 36:8 , Ps. 89:15 , De. 33:29 , Ep. 1:3